Glycemix Index
This is a relatively new concept which
can be important from a metabolic standpoint, especially to diabetics, along
with athletes and grossly overweighted individuals.
The Glycemic Index (GI)
is an indicator as to how much your blood sugar
increases in 2-3 hours after specific food consumption.
Most if not all carbohydrates are normally metabolized into the simple
carbohydrate glucose, which in the Glycemic Index concept is assigned a value of
100.
As a result, the higher a Glycemic Index food
number is, the faster it raises your blood sugar level.
Foods or ingredients with GI numbers close to or above 100
present some significant health issues to diabetics.
According to results provided by The Glycemic Index Laboratories in
December 2005, our Organic Agave Nectar was found to
have a GI of 31.9 and 34.1 (see results below). Using the classification of
Brand-Miller, the product fall into the “Low GI category” (less than 55).
A comparison of the GI value (Mean ± SEM) for the 3 products on the study:
Agave Nectar Clear (10321) .....................
34.1±4.7
Agave Nectar Amber (50275) ................... 31.9±3.6
White bread ………………...................................... 71
Glucose Control …………...................................... 100